Santa Rosa County, Florida (FL)

County population in 2016: 170,497 (79% urban, 21% rural); it was 117,743 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 30,949County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,504County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 35,198Renter-occupied apartments: 13,457 (it was 8,595 in 2000)

% of renters here:

20%

State:

33%

Land area: 1017 sq. mi.

Water area: 156.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 168 people per square mile (high).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Santa Rosa County: 86.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $189,100 (it was $96,300 in 2000)

Santa Rosa:

$189,100

Florida:

$197,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $117,000 - $275,700

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $242,142

Here:

$242,142

State:

$297,126

Townhouses or other attached units: $572,012

Here:

$572,012

State:

$218,328

In 2-unit structures: $162,094

Here:

$162,094

State:

$199,072

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $255,673

Here:

$255,673

State:

$188,397

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,013,071

Here:

$1,013,071

State:

$280,732

Mobile homes: $58,665

Here:

$58,665

State:

$77,364

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,618

Here:

$9,618

State:

$82,282

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,269Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $424

Institutionalized population: 3,944

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 2

Rapes: 30

Robberies: 11

Assaults: 197

Burglaries: 480

Thefts: 1140

Auto thefts: 157

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 5

Rapes: 42

Robberies: 20

Assaults: 278

Burglaries: 508

Thefts: 1104

Auto thefts: 96

Health of residents in Santa Rosa County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.73.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.49.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.65.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.

(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.0% for Black residents, 18.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.9% for American Indian residents, 20.9% for other race residents, 23.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 40.3 years old
(Males: 39.3 years old, Females: 41.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.6 years old, Black residents: 34.3 years old, American Indian residents: 48.8 years old, Asian residents: 49.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.3 years old, Other race residents: 32.0 years old)

Area name: Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSAFair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Santa Rosa County is $522 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $579 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $839 a month.

Agriculture in Santa Rosa County:

Average size of farms: 166 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,579Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $425.00The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.06%The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.80%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,776Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.77%Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.41%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,635The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.06%Average age of principal farm operators: 56 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.52Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.30%Corn for grain: 346 harvested acresUpland cotton: 29366 harvested acresVegetables: 205 harvested acresLand in orchards: 207 acres

Earthquake activity:

Santa Rosa County-area historical earthquake activity is above Florida state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Santa Rosa County, Florida in 1999 - 2014:

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,407)

Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,125)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (993)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (968)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (531)

Unspecified dementia (528)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (440)

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (370)

Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (291)

Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (289)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.17Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,959Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 139Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,738

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,236Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 780Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 29.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.2. This is more than state average.

93.2% of residents of Santa Rosa speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

84% of Santa Rosa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Florida.